Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-04-08
GEORGE O. BARNES
GOD Is Is LOVE And NOTHING ELSE
PRAISE THE LORD.

NcConB CRY, Miss March 81, 'S7.
DEAR INTERIOR Il must catch the bret
month Of spring ION the ay, as ii goes out
and resume our slightly di,locAted corres-
pondence. 1t "came in like lamb" and Is
going out in a very leonine fashion indeed
thus verifying the ancient saying, which
certainly does bit the nail on the head OIL
ten enough to be remarkable.
We are temporarily riding at anchor in
this delicious, suug bsrbor. We have such
a delightful al home" feeling in McComb;
and then. too, We are in reach Of PINE
KNOT The evening we came Hugh was
lighting q ere in my bed room and came
into the sitlipg-room to ignite bundle OF
"f.," splinter. TO stsrt it With. As he went
out With every stick in light blsrs and
volume OF resinous smoke pervsding the
room thought hAd never inhaled 90 dainty
an odor ia all my life. sssster by far ,hsn
the balmisst gale Of Arsby the Blest, Ia the
smell Of Mississippi pine kno, to me.
Let me see Where we're We when lasl
heard FROM 10 Houms. just before ihsi
memorable Sunday three weeks ago. come
next sabbslh) when l vas sniileu by the
cruel hand that dee. all the emitting. None
but the devil could strike . servant Of the
LORD, going gladly forward TO do his
dear Masters work and full OF longing and
desire 10 lifi the burdens from the schine
hearts Of his fellow men va, on my
-sy 10 preach to the eoiorsd folks al ii A
N. whom the "hery dart" Of the "vicked
one" reached its mark. The Sabbath be-
for. bad preached for the ''colored Meth
odis,s." The sad Sunday I hsd engaged to
do like service for the "colored BApti'u
All. me- thee name! these titles OF sepsrs-
ton 10 the zone doch" Ho~ insppropri
Ate they srsl Ia grss, suffering walked to
the church, asking the dear LORD 10 carry
me through and strengthen me to preach.
~ss horribly sick jus, before beginning and
even worse joe, i.sr; but while talking to
the attentive congregation for 45 minutes l
lost sight Of pain and nausea 10 very won
dsrful manner. ! wn driven rapidly home
in q carriage belonging TO one OF the bresh
rem from the country and for three days
laid aside from regular work, in suffering
that I wish 70 forge, - completely - poe
,ibls. BY Wednesday night l W. able to
take the Geld again and nv scattered con
gregstion speedily rsassembled. remain
ed ill the following Monday, at Houma
10 make up TO them the lost time. Every
thing that love could do for me was done
BY the tender hearts and gentle hand'
whose ministrations | can never forget
God bless them in the day when ell theT
acts Of heavenly unselh ,hness will come Il
light. This attack OF sickness IL land
mark in my own persousl experience and
want 70 sav few things in connection
Herewith, that may be helpful to Others
For the drst time 10 more than six years
used what are popularity known a. "th
nesnsp in common use in such attacks.
WAS not driven TO il by the urgency OF tn
case, but deliberately tried the remedie
recon mended because | wanted to settle a
! beat could the question that has puzsle'
more than one faithful soul; wishing, on tn
ons hand, to trust the LORD fully, snC
vet, on the other, shrinking from faniticiSn
ina, seems 10 turn its back upon the expe'
rience of ages. "Yet scquainting min
heart with wisdom" said, with Solomon
60 10 now, will prove thee" with medi
cine; "lill l might see what was that goo'
for the sons Of men, which they should d.
under heaven ell the days OF their life,
when sickness came. How far ought one 3
use 'the means" prescribed by medical eel
ence. while yet trusting the LORD? Tha
was the very practical question under con
alteration. was writhipg in pain. Fo
this I accepted that psnsces OF domesti
practics "a mustard plaster. Simii'a sim
aibu. eiuun,ur. You cure pain with pair
You fight the devil with 6re. You ameli
crate one agony by creating another OF In
tsnser character somewhere else. L don
deny the medical principle OF the thioi
Far be /, from me to limit the efficiency
mustard. only remember how il girds
me with live Goals while 1t did its bitipl
fiery work upon my cuticuls; and how ia
10 days after the burning, il tormeuted N
with itch, as II unnumbersd lsgions Of u
Accrus Sccbiei had made raid upon N
epidermis. with intent to stay. But 1t Gel
tsinly relieved the internal suffering. fs
1 believe in mustard. Then l had ever
symptom Of a mslsrial attack. The col
tiuuous stretching Of the muscles; the wei
riness that no position gave resi to; the pr
moni,ory schiug OF the i'iuts; the dun
chill, and leverishif ish 'ollowins' mu'